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rand-bēah

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

rand-bēah, m.n: the boss of a shield or the shield itself. (RAND-BAY-ah / ˈrand-ˌbeːax)

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dȳr

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

dȳr, n.n: door. (DUER / ˈdyːr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman ascending a flight of stairs toward a door in a building with crenellated towers; a face in a golden sun looks down on her.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders/Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 48r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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lēoþ-word

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-word, n.n: a word in a poem. (LAY-oth-WORD / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwɔrd)

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huntigestre

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

huntigestre, f.n: huntress. (HUN-ti-yes-truh / ˈhʌn-tɪ-jɛs-trə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on dark clouds. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a woman in a long purple gown shooting an arrow from a bow towards a large rabbit.
Taymouth Hours; England (London?), 14th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 68v. [bl.uk]
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wōde-wistle

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

wōde-wistle, f.n: hemlock. (WO-duh-WIST-luh / ˈwoː-də-ˌwɪst-lə)

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tīma

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

tīma, m.n: time, hour. (TEE-ma / ˈtiː-ma)

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ge-sweorc

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-sweorc, n.n: cloud, mist, smoke. (yeh-SWEH-ork / jɛ-ˈswɛɔrk)

Medieval manuscript image of an angel descending from a cloud with hands outstretched.
Getty Apocalypse; England (probably London), c. 1255-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig III 1, f. 21r. [getty.edu]
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ǣwisc-fireniend

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

ǣwisc-fireniend, m.n: gloss for Latin ‘publicanus’ (publican, tax-collector), literally ‘one who commits shameful sin, shameless sinner’. (AE-wish-FIR-eh-ni-yend / ˈæː-wɪʃ-ˌfɪ-rɛ-nɪ-ɛnd)

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ǣwisc

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

ǣwisc, adj: foul, shameless, indecent. (AE-wish / ˈæː-wɪʃ)

Today’s word is from Joe H. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

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snegel

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

snegel, m.n: snail. (SNEH-yell / ˈsnɛ-jɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a warrior in chainmail with one hand outstretched to a giant snail that sits on a leafy branch.
Gorleston Psalter; E England (Suffolk), 1310-1324; British Library, Add MS 49622, f. 185v. [bl.uk]
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